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R. B. OLDER.

Y BRACKET.

APPLICATION -HLE JUNE 2.1911, A 1,307,413. 11110111611 June 24,1919.

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Y DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 24, 1919.

Application filed June 2, 1917. Serial No. 172,379.

zen of the United States, residing at Danville, in the county ofVermilion and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention refers to means for adjustably supporting tracks or thelike for use in wall attaching portion, an extending body mountinggarage or other slidingdoors where it is desirable to apply the track atan inclination to the opening on which mounted or to accommodate it tounevenness of the doorway.

Experience has shown that oftentimes, because of certain buildingconstruction, it is ynecessaryl to incline the door supporting track tothe doorway to avoid certain'obstructions and also for making. a tightclosure of the door and for permitting the door to stand away from thedoorway whenv open. This is particularly true when sliding doors areinstalled in garages of limited width so that it is necessary to employaccordion folding doors or large doors adapted to move `around theinside corners of the building. In such installations it is necessary toadjust the tracks at an angle or on a curve so as to provide .properclearance for the folding doors also for the large roll-V ing doors. f Y

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a device which may bereadily attached to any head room and means coperating with theattaching member for sup-` porting the track in adjusted positions.

Another object is to provide an attachingy member for a tracklsupporting elementy which is' so connected to the supporting bracket asto permit pivotal movement of the tracksupporting member with respect tothe bracket.

iA further object is to provide an adjustable track supporting brackethaving means for positive engagement between the attachingv member andthe track supporting member.

mounted with respect to the attaching mem-Y ber and the provisiqn ofmeans for lock:

the

tative movement after it has been adjusted in which the load or tracksupporting member is rotatably and bodily movably assof ciated with thebody portion of said bracket.

The device embodying my invention comprises substantially a body memberhaving a wherein- Figure l is a vertical sectional view through thepreferred embodiment of my device, and

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the preferred embodiment of my inventionshowing the body member in side view and the track supporting view insection on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

The supporting member comprises wall attaching ange 5 and the lateralextending body member 6. In the form shown the member 6 is perpendicularto the wall member 5. It is'understood that if the wall member 5 beadapted for attachment to the ceiling or roof then the extending bodymember 6 would have to be arranged at an angle of 90 from the positionshown in the drawings. The member 6 is p'rovided with an elongatedopening'?V formed by walls 8. The upper edges of the walls 8 areprovided with a series of serrations 9, the purpose of which will b eexplained later. 10 is a track supporting member and consists of abracket surrounding 'the track 11 which in this instance is shown asbeing of the well known trolley track type, it being understood that,any other type `might be used in which the bracket ma? iii-ade teeenfeini theA erlangte# wardly through theslot 7 inthe body member l,6and is provided .at its upper end witha member 16 provided with teeth 17for engagementwith-the serrationsl 9. The member l16 Yextends across theaperture 7 andlis; adapted to-engage a portion of the serrationsg9 onthewalls 8. For clamping the bolt 12v-in position inthe slotz7, Iprovideaawasher' 1.8adapted to extend across the aperture onits-,undervsideiand a suitable lock. nut;19 andwasherla. `For bearingiagainst the member :16' I Eprovide a nut 20 and a lock washer 21. ,TheWall member 5 is :provided with proper aper- `tur,es.22to receiveebolts,rivets or similar attaching means for securing the same in.

position on the, doorway or :like place.

AIn Fig. y2 ;I v,have shown va plate 23 yarranged across the .end of thebracket v.10. This plate is preferably inserted inthe end bracket `.toprevent ,longitudinal movement ,of thegtraek whedmounted `.in thebrackets 10. I do not claim this plate as a part of my finventioinbu-t.show it merely'as one means of lpreventing ,atravel of the -track whenonce mounted in the brackets.

flhe. operation ofthe; device is as follows: The-body member is,attached tothe door- .Way ,of any suitablehead room by means of boltsorTlag screws (notshown) ibeing passed through the apertures 22 in theWallmember f 5. The bolt :12 lis InolllfedV loosely yin rftheslot-f7 so :asto rpermit ylateral movement .of the 1bolt .inthe slot, .the-lock nutsv`19 and 20 beingleose- 5,15 is loose tofpermit 4.rotative movement of,the bracket- `in' :thefbraekets :and `ediustml ite proper -p0- 4sitionWith respect :to .the doorway. This ,adjustment includes -the movement,of ,the

Also the lock ,nut

The track 11 isvithen inserted holt ;12:inftheslot ,7.l and,alsorotative movel.ment of lthe .bracket 10.

iis adjusted the lock nuts .19 .and y20 .are .tightened fto :bring the-fmember -16 fin ,engagement with kfthe serrations .19 and When #theytrack v ,thus hold Athe .trae-k Isupporting member :positively andsecurely Aagainst Aany bodily .'movementfthereof. `The lockynut 15isthen A,tgigliteiiel..against-theWasher 1G which locks the bracket '10.against rotative movement on the bolt )12. Lf desiredithefbracket 10maybe ,entirely removed .lfrom VAthe member 6 and=applied to the trackat some convenient place and then slid along the track so as to registerwith the slots 7 in the brackets when applied thereto. Y 'Y It is, ofcourse, understood that modi- .cations of such a device are possibleandsuch modiications as come within the scope of the appended claims Iconsider as coming with-in the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A bracket comprising a wall attaching member, a body member andgaload supportingmember, ,the .latter being rotatably. and bodily movablyassociated-.with said body member, andi means for securing said `partsin a plurality ot' adjusted positions, substantiallyas described. o

2. A bracket comprising a .wall `,attaching member, ,a bodyniembeiya11cl-af load supporting member, the-body memberbei-ng ypro-;vided with an elongated Y. portion, the f .load member being providedwitha membenfor cooperating with .said yelongated portiouand .clampingmeans on the `cooperating.member for adjustably engaging said elongatedportion, substantially as described.

bracket comprising a wall attaching membeig ,a body member `and aloadsupporting .memben -the body member having an elongatedslot, va bolt ontheload memberffor coperation with the slot, clamping meansV carriedbythegbolt ,and ladapted to secure said bolt in 4adj-usted position inthe slot, substantially as described.

4. A bracket comprising' a Wall attaching member, abody member and za;load supporting member, the bodynnember having an elongated slot, a bolton the load member yfor coperation with the slot, clamping means carriedby ,the bolt and adapted tosecure said; bolt in adjusted .position inithe slot yand a. pivotal connection between theload membernnd the bolt,substantially as described.

`5. A bracket. comprising ,a wall attaching member, abogdy member andaload support- ,ing member, :the `body -memberlhaving an elongated slot,a bolt on lthe-load memberfor coperation with -the slot, lclamping`means carried by theboltand adaptedto secure said bolt in adjustedposition inethe slot, a pivotal. connection between kfthefload ymemberand the-bolt,v and-means .ffor locking-the load member in adjustedrotative position-With vrespect tothe bolt, substantially as described.

G. Abracket comprising afwall attaching member, a. body member ,andaxload supportring member, lthe body lmember having an elongated slot, abolt on the load member for coperation withthe. slot, clamp-ing meanscarried by ythe bolt 'andadapted to vsecure saidbolt inadjusted positioninthe slot, a' pivotal connection between theloadmember and the bolt,means -for locking .-the .load member in adjusted yrotative position.with respect to the bolt, the body ,member/provided with an elongatedslot having serrated edges, a member on the bolt for engaging saidserrated edges and means carried by the bolt for clamping said engagingmeans with said serrated edges, substantially as described.

7. A bracket for adjustably supporting tracks comprising a wallattaching member, a body member and a track supporting member, the bodymember being provided with an elongated slot, the upper edges of theslot being provided with serrations, a bolt on the track supportingmember adapted to eX- tend throughsaid slot, means on said bolt adaptedfor cooperation with said serrations, and means for moving said clampingmeans into tight engagement with said serrations, substantially asdescribed.

8. A bracket for adjustably supporting tracks comprising a Iwallattaching member, a body member and a track supporting member, the bodymember being provided with an elongated slot, the upper edges of theslot being provided with serrations, a bolt on the track supportingmember adapted for coperation withs-aid serrations, means for movingsaid clamping means into tight engagement with said serrations, andmeans carried by the bolt for engaging the under side of the body memberwhereby to clamp the bolt irmly in adjusted position with respect tosaid body member, substantially as described.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination of an attachingportion, a body portion and a load supporting member, the body portionbeing provided with a slot having corrugated edges, means on the loadmember for coperative engagement with said slot and means carried by thelatter means for securing said engaging means in positive engagementtherewith, substantially as described.

10. A bracket of the class described in combination, a body memberextending outwardly of the wall, a load supporting member, means forviXedly securing said body member to a support, the load member beingprovided `with adjustable means for coperating with said body member,whereby to position the supported load in any position along the bracketmember, substantially as described.

11. A bracket of the class described in combination, a body member, aload supporting member, means for iXedly securing said body member to asupport, the body member having an elongated portion, the load memberbeing provided for adjustably coperating with said elongated portion ofthe body member, whereby to position the supported load in any positionalong the bracket member, substantially as described.

`Signed at Danville, State of Ills. this 21.

day of May A. D. 1917.

ROY B. OLDER.

Witnesses:

ORVILLE A. CLINGAN, ALBERT L. JENKINS.

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